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NHL Trade Deadline: Vancouver Canucks

At first glance, Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis has few concerns about his team's play. The Canucks are sitting comfortably in first place in the Western Conference and have a good chance at locking up top spot overall, too. But, with a little over $800,000 in salary cap space remaining, he must answer one key...

Cody Hodgson Called Up By Canucks

VANCOUVER -- Cody Hodgson's big chance with the Vancouver Canucks has finally arrived. The Canucks called up Hodgson on Monday from Manitoba of the AHL as they try to get more scoring from anyone not named Sedin, Ryan Kesler or Alex Burrows. With 26 points in 28 games, he could be the jolt they need. The promotion caps a...

Canucks Battling Injuries While Trade Deadline Looms

Tough decisions loom for the Vancouver Canucks as the NHL trading deadline and playoffs slowly draw closer. For one of the few times this season, the Canucks are dealing with significant adversity in the form of injuries to defensemen Andrew Alberts, Aaron Rome and center Alex Bolduc. Alberts sat out Tuesday's 4-3...

The NHL Column: Just Wait Until a Goalie Crashes a Spin-o-Rama

One of these nights, maybe before the end of this regular season, probably in a game when the second point will not be so vital, a goaltender is going to run an opponent. The shootout participant will be someone like Jason Blake or Mason Raymond or Mikhail Grabovski, one of the growing number of forwards to score over...

Mason Raymond 'Shows Off' With Spin-o-Rama

The spin-o-rama move is starting to become old hat in the shootout and on penalty shots. It seems everybody is using it -- or some variation of it -- when given the opportunity. The latest player to use the move is Vancouver Canucks forward Mason Raymond during his teams 4-3 win on Tuesday. The Canucks were involved in a...

Background on Mason Raymond

Mason Evan Raymond (born September 17, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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